To Mrs. Gardner
poet
Charles Norman Fay
(Burlington, Vermont, 1848 - 1944, Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Date12 March 1920
Place MadeCambridge, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumHandwritten ink on paper
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.001479
eMuseum ID731068
EmbARK ObjectID28199
Other Numberv.1.a.1.6.x
TMS Source ID11791
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
MarksNotesEmbossed (on recto, upper center): 2 WILLARD COURT / CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
Inscribed in pencil (on verso, lower center): A letter about the orchestra by Mr. Charles Norman Fay was / published in the Boston Sunday Herald March 7, 1930. A letter / sent by Mrs. Gardner to Mr. Fay's sister, Mrs. Theodore Thomas, / inspired this poem.
Inscribed in pencil (on verso, lower center): A letter about the orchestra by Mr. Charles Norman Fay was / published in the Boston Sunday Herald March 7, 1930. A letter / sent by Mrs. Gardner to Mr. Fay's sister, Mrs. Theodore Thomas, / inspired this poem.
ProvenanceNotesGift from the author Charles Norman Fay (1848-1944) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 12 March 1920. Enclosed in The Boston Symphony Orchestra, An Historical Sketch by M. A. De Wolfe Howe, 1914 (v.1.a.1.6).
Louisa Palfrey Norman
late 19th century - early 20th century
Louisa Palfrey Norman
late 19th century - early 20th century
